The Illinois River stands to be even more of a major recreation destination as Northwest Arkansas inches toward 1 million ...

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Illinois once harbored more than 8 million acres of wetlands. By the 1980s, all but 1.2 million wetland acres had been lost, filled in for development or drained to make way for agriculture. A ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) - With a goal of restoring water habitats, the Army Corps of Engineers launched an online tool to see how people use the river and the land around it. The Mississippi & ...

RANDOLPH COUNTY, Ill. – The historic Little Mary’s River Covered Bridge in Chester, Illinois, is set to reopen Monday after being closed for nearly a year due to a restoration project. The restoration ...

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Around 60 participants took part in the Glow Paddle Friday evening where kayakers put lights on the boats at night and headed up the Little Kanawha River with Belpre Police and Fire personnel to ...

Robert Field teams up with Oliver Ngy of Big Bass Dreams for an epic river kayak fishing trip. The hunt for smallmouth bass brings big action and bigger surprises. Jim Harbaugh: It's a big, big win, ...

ATHOL, Mass. (WWLP) – State and local officials joined community partners to celebrate the grand opening of a new canoe and kayak launch on the Millers River. Athol man found guilty of domestic ...

Parents in the west Chicago suburb of River Forest urged the local board of education Tuesday to reach a fair contract with teachers. The parents packed the River Forest District 90 board meeting ...

GALLATIN COUNTY, Ill. (WSIL) -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker visited southern Illinois, making a stop in Gallatin County for a significant revitalization project. The community celebrated the ...

BROADVIEW, Ill. (WLS) -- Sunday marks exactly four years since Illinois State University grad student Jelani Day went missing before his body was found weeks later in the Illinois River. On Saturday, ...